| 释义 |
prayed, ppl. a.|preɪd|
[f. pray v. + -ed1.]
In prayed-for adj., that is sought in prayer.
1867C. E. Smith Diary 11 Mar. in C. E. S. Harris From Deep of Sea (1922) xvii. 224 Thank God for such a mercy! At last we are abreast of the longed-for, prayed-for Labrador. 1917J. Masefield Lollingdon Downs 75 In the lonely silence I may wait The prayed-for gleam—your hand upon the gate. 1952Dylan Thomas Let. 21 July (1966) 376 I'll wait in all morning for your prayed-for call. |